Okay, that may be slightly harsh on the Gunners playmaker but he at least demonstrated why Sturridge’s strike against Sevilla has been remembered so fondly on Merseyside, despite the result at St. Jakob-Park back in May.

Ozil got close with two of his four shots on the training field, in a video filmed by BT Sport, but the German midfielder was ultimately unable to replicate the English striker’s beauty in Basel.

‘Today is not my day,’ the 28-year-old joked after failing in front of the cameras.

Mesut Ozil tried to copy Daniel Sturridge’s stunner in the Europa League final (Picture: Getty)

Ozil’s team-mates Santi Cazorla and Granit Xhaka were on hand to give him a fair bit of stick as he fired the ball straight into the goalkeeper’s hands and wide of the right upright.